Practice with Idioms

Download this set to provide practice with idioms to your students with a matching card set and printable worksheets.

You help your students practice with idioms using this printable set.

These ideas will fit into your fourth or fifth grade classroom

This is another free resource for teachers and homeschool families from The Curriculum Corner.

What are idioms?

Idioms are a type of figurative language.

Other types of figurative language include metaphors, similes, personification, hyperbole and puns.

An idiom is an expression. The words used in the expression do not relate to the literal meaning of the phrase.

Here are some examples of idioms and their meanings:

IDIOM	MEANING
back to square one	starting over
spill the beans	tell a secret
adding insult to injury	making a bad situation worse
don’t judge a book by its cover	don’t judge something by its first appearance
feeling under the weather	not feeling well
letting someone off the hook	not holding someone responsible for something
piece of cake	something that was easy to do
cutting corners	not doing something completely to save time or money
letting the cat out of the bag	sharing a secret
like riding a bike	something you don’t forget how to do

What you will find in this practice with idioms set:

This set contains 22 idioms with matching cards explaining their meanings. Students can practice matching these cards as they learn about common idioms.

To add a little movement to your practice, give each student a card. Then, have them find their partner.

There are also practice worksheets to accompany your learning.

For one, students will find a picture that they will write the idiom for. Next, they identify the meaning.

One page has students draw their own pictures.

The final pages will have students record and explain idioms from the cards provided.

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